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DC and Zebra Comics Announce Collaboration on Joker: The World Anthology

All, News, Pensive, Reviews, Uncategorized / April 26, 2024

Anthology to Include an Original Story Featuring a Never-Before-Seen Version of the Clown Prince of Crime, Created by African Storytellers Zebra Comics PLC, a leader in African comic book publishing, announces a collaboration with DC, part of Warner Bros. Discovery and one of the world’s largest publishers of comics and graphic novels, to co-create and […]

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DC et Zebra Comics annoncent leur collaboration sur l’anthologie Joker The World

All, News, Pensive, Reviews, Uncategorized / April 26, 2024

L’anthologie proposera une histoire originale mettant en scène une version inédite du Clown Prince du Crime, créée par des Africains. 26 April, 2024 – Zebra Comics S.A., le leader dans l’édition de bandes dessinées africaines, est fier d’annoncer un partenariat avec DC Comics, filiale de Warner Bros. Discovery, un des plus grands éditeurs de bandes

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Upcoming Release on the Zebra Comics App and Website: The Artist

2 Comments / All, News / March 15, 2023

The world of comic books and webtoons is about to welcome a new addition with the release of “The Artist” on the Zebra Comics app and website. With stunning artwork, unique characters, and a highly detailed environment, this comic promises to be an engrossing and action-packed experience for readers. In this article, we’ll look at

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Making It on Zebra Comics: What Creators Need to Know

Leave a Comment / Pensive / February 4, 2026

Every creator who publishes on Zebra Comics, whether they are just starting out or already seeing strong numbers, eventually runs into the same question: what actually leads to long-term success on this platform? Not just visibility, but real growth, loyal readers, and sustainable income. The answer is not talent alone. Talent matters, of course, but

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AI Didn’t Kill Comics. Fear Did. And 2026 Will Prove It.

Pensive / January 23, 2026

In 2025, mentioning AI in comics felt like lighting a match in a dry forest. The resistance cut across generations. Younger creators feared being dismissed as illegitimate. Older artists worried that decades of hard-earned craft were being reduced to disposable prompts. In both cases, the use of AI in comics was treated as taboo, an

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Can a Webtoon Be Too Long to Attract New Readers?

Pensive / December 31, 2025

Let me admit something as a heavy webtoon reader: When I’m about to start a new series, the first thing I check isn’t the art. It’s not the synopsis.It’s the episode count. And the moment I see 150, 200, or more episodes, I pause. Not because long stories are bad. But because my brain immediately

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Zebra Comics in 2025: A Year That Reshaped African Comics

1 Comment / Pensive / December 22, 2025

A Year Defined by Progress, Not Noise 2025 was not a year of shortcuts or sudden miracles for Zebra Comics. It was a year of deliberate progress, steady expansion, and strategic positioning. While many creative initiatives struggle to survive beyond their early momentum, Zebra Comics focused on building something durable: a platform, an ecosystem, and

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Who Will Buy Us, If We Don’t Buy Ourselves?

Pensive / December 19, 2025

African Comics, Webcomics, and the Future of Entertainment Introduction: A Quiet Crisis in African Comics and Entertainment As the year draws to a close, it feels important to pause—not to celebrate growth metrics or creative milestones—but to reflect on something far more fragile: the survival of African comics, webcomics, and creative entertainment, and by extension,

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Why Ignoring Comics Is Dangerous for the African Cultural and Creative Industries

Pensive / December 12, 2025

The Misunderstood Place of Comics in Africa’s Creative Landscape Anyone who has ever attended a comic book fair or geek convention in Africa knows the familiar rhythm. You display a beautifully crafted comic, and before the reader even finishes flipping through it, the questions begin: “Why don’t you turn this into an animation?” “Have you

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Is Manga Piracy Really Cheap?

Pensive / November 28, 2025

How “Free” Becomes the Most Expensive Choice in Africa If manga piracy were truly the cheapest path to reading, Africa would already be home to several dominant comic industries — studios buzzing with creation, artists earning sustainable incomes, and digital platforms flourishing like their Japanese and Korean counterparts. But for something that feels “free,” piracy

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GUERRE DES BDs: IMPRIMÉ OU NUMÉRIQUE ?

Pensive / November 24, 2025

Il fut un temps où les histoires ne vivaient qu’entre les pages. L’odeur de l’encre fraîche, les doigts tachés, le poids obstiné d’un roman dans un sac à dos, voilà les rituels sacrés de la lecture. J’ai grandi dans cet univers. Qu’il s’agisse de bandes dessinées, de romans ou de lourds livres académiques, tout se

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COMIC WARS: PRINT OR DIGITAL COMICS?

Pensive / November 24, 2025

There was a time when stories lived on paper and nowhere else. Ink on fingers, the smell of fresh print, the stubborn weight of a novel in your backpack—these were the sacred rituals of reading. I grew up inside that world. Whether it was comics, novels, or the thick academic books from Lycée days, everything

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LA FOLIE MANGA ET L’IMPACT DU PIRATAGE SUR LA BANDE DESSINÉE AFRICAINE

Pensive / November 20, 2025

Auriez-vous imaginé qu’une grande partie de la Gen Z africaine s’identifierait davantage à Naruto qu’à des icônes comme Mansa Musa, Um Nyobé, le Sultan Ibrahim Njoya, Chaka Zoulou ou même Soundiata Keïta ? Et pourtant, traversez aujourd’hui un lycée, une faculté, un taxi ou un marché animé du continent, et vous verrez des bandeaux de

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